After an Extremely Close Election,
Bush Probably Has Upper Hand

T he extremely close, seesaw race for the White House is expected to be settled by Thursday -- two days after the election -- with George W. Bush probably holding the upper hand.

In the most extraordinary election night in modern history, the contest literally careened back and forth. Florida, where there's a vote recount underway that will probably determine if Al Gore or Mr. Bush won, was projected in the Gore column early in the evening. That was then withdrawn and the networks handed it to the Texas governor shortly...